The Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge is for elementary and secondary schools in the province of Ontario. If you want to do something great for the environment and have a chance to win great prizes, you've come to the right place! This challenge is brought to you by Raw Materials Company Inc.
If you are a student and your school is participating in the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge, you can register to win some great prizes. Please enter here.
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Welcome to the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge!
If you are a teacher or work at one of Ontario's elementary or secondary schools, please enter here.
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April 19, 2019
OSBRC Wraps up another Fantastic Year!
That’s it! At 5:00 p.m. today, we froze the OSBRC Leaderboards to mark the end of this year’s Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge! What a fantastic season everyone! You did an awesome job for the environment, your communities and the SickKids Foundation!
April 2, 2019
Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge Wraps up April 19th!
This is it, there are only a few short weeks left before April 19th, 2019 (Friday before Earth Day) which marks the last day of the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge!
March 13, 2019
Nepean Student Wins the OSBRC Great Wolf Lodge Family Day Prize Draw!
On February 20, 2019, the Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge selected Ariela of St. Andrew school in Napean as the winner of the Great Wolf Lodge Family Day Prize Draw!
February 1, 2019
Battery Boss Draw for Family Stay at Great Wolf Lodge February 19th!
Every year on Family Day, we offer Battery Bosses an exclusive entry into our Battery Boss Prize Draw for a family stay at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls!
November 30, 2018
OSBRC Top Five Campaign Ideas!
Over the years, we’ve seen some great campaign ideas from OSBRC schools. In this article we share some of our favourites! In no particular order, here are our Top 5 Campaign Ideas so far!
Would you like to read more Ontario Schools Battery Recycling Challenge featured stories? Click here!
The OSBRC has raised an estimated:
$1,440.36
Estimated PRIZE POOL
$5,761.43
27 schools are eligible for
a share of the OSBRC Pledge Prize!
Every school that recycles 100% of their OSBRC Pledge will receive an equal share of the OSBRC Pledge Prize!
Estimated Provincial PRIZE
$4,321.07
| School | District | Estimated* | Actual* | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Springfield Public School | Springfield TVDSB | 3,667 | 143,684 | 148,954 | ||
| 2nd Bayview Public School | Midland Scdsb | 0 | 146,530 | 148,103 | ||
| 3rd Quintilian School | Kingston IND | 22,044 | 24,316 | 47,539 | ||
| 4th McGillivray Central | Ailsa Craig, Ont. TVDSB | 38,872 | 0 | 39,872 | ||
| 5th Monsignor Michael O'Leary | Bracebridge smcdsb | 11,002 | 25,740 | 38,054 | ||
| 6th Bloomsburg Public School | Waterford GEDSB | 8,068 | 28,073 | 37,726 | ||
| 7th Westfield Elementary | Tillsonburg TVDSB | 27,137 | 7,822 | 35,959 | ||
| 8th Tecumseh Vista Academy | Tecumseh GECDSB | 14,669 | 19,239 | 35,502 | ||
| 9th King's Town School | Kingston IND | 14,614 | 18,505 | 34,119 | ||
| 10th Central Baptist Academy | Brantford CBAC | 13,202 | 18,784 | 33,284 |
The school that recycles the most single-use alkaline batteries overall, will win this prize.
Estimated Provincial PRIZE
$2,880.71
| School | District | Estimated* | Actual* | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quintilian School | Kingston IND | 17,471 | 19,272 | 37,922 | ||
| 2nd Springfield Public School | Springfield TVDSB | 597 | 23,374 | 25,574 | ||
| 3rd Bayview Public School | Midland Scdsb | 0 | 12,208 | 13,781 | ||
| 4th King's Town School | Kingston IND | 5,252 | 6,651 | 12,903 | ||
| 5th Muskoka Christian School | Utterson MACS | 3,827 | 5,614 | 10,873 | ||
| 6th McGillivray Central | Ailsa Craig, Ont. TVDSB | 9,314 | 0 | 10,314 | ||
| 7th Bloomsburg Public School | Waterford GEDSB | 1,216 | 4,233 | 7,034 | ||
| 8th Chapel Hill Catholic School | Orleans OCSB | 3,293 | 1,569 | 6,176 | ||
| 9th Central Baptist Academy | Brantford CBAC | 1,855 | 2,639 | 5,792 | ||
| 10th Guildwood Junior Public School | Toronto TDSB | 2,519 | 2,261 | 5,780 |
The school that recycles the most batteries per student/staff enrolled will win this prize.
Click here to see the full OSBRC Leaderboards!